Hello from Kingston, ON (100,000+ and as Mark says it's the largest city Catrina has been in since Chicago) and what a happening weekend here with the 3-day holiday. Very busy marina at the Confederation Basin and the streets are full of people. There was a big triathlon going on, plus families with kiddies and oh so many activities everywhere! It's a very pretty day - warmer than yesterday. I have never seen so many outdoor cafes anywhere....they are everywhere and all look so inviting with their pretty flowers, canopy covers, etc. We chose Zappa's for lunch (very good) - sat outside (I had a wonderful white sangria) and watched the end of the runners come past as we were close to the finish line. And right next door was Mia Gelato - oh my, that stuff is sooo yummy! Walked to Princess Street (shops galore) and that's when Mark and I parted ways - he wanted to go back to the boat and do some jobs (when we left Picton this morning, we had planned to drive from the lower station and run the air conditioning; however, the generator shut down shortly after we were underway). I had some serious browsing to do. Unfortunately,the sign of the times is evident here, too, with many empty stores. But there were many nice shops and of course all the restaurants!
Mark worked on the generator and found that the impeller had gone bad so he replaced it with a spare he had on hand! It's fun watching all the comings and goings of so many BIG yachts here. Kingston is 1/2 way between Toronto and Montreal and the start of the Thousand Islands which we plan to scope out tomorrow.
Hard to believe it's the end of July!!! Mark is grilling out brats...........we are on "holiday" like the Canadians!
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